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Educational  Survey  of 

Tift  County 

Georgia 


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Educational  Survey  of 

Tift  County 

Georgia 


By 
M.  L.  DUGGAN,  Rural  School  Agent 


No.  23 


Under  Direction  of  State 

DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION 


M.  L.  BRITTAIN 
State  Superinteodent  of  Schools 
1918 


GEORGIA. 


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NOTE:  An  experience  with  county- wide  local  school  tax  is  the 
most  effective  argument  for  it.  Counties  adjacent  to  local  tax  coun- 
ties, seeing  its  benefits,  most  readily  vote  for  it.    See  map. 


Shaded  Counties:     County- wide  Local  Tax. 

LOCAL  TAX  COUNTIES 

These  counties  tax  themselves  in  order  that  all — not  some — of  their 
schools  may  be  improved  One  by  one  others  are  adding  themselves 
to  the  roll  of  the  educational  leaders  who  demonstrate  thus  practically 
their  belief  in  the  necessity  for  more  and  better  training  for  the 
children  A  few  years  ago  only  Chatham,  Richmonl,  Bibb,  and  Glynn 
had  county-wide  local  taxation: 

Bacon,  Ben  Hill,  Bibb,  Bryan,  Burke,  Butts,  Camden,  Chatham, 
Chattahoochee,  Clark,  Clinch,  Coffee,  Columbia,  Crawford,  Crisp,  De- 
Kalb,  Echols,  Emanuel,  Fulton,  Glascock,  Glynn,  Hancock,  Hart, 
Henry,  Houston,  Irwin,  Jasper,  Jeff  Davis,  Jenkins,  Jones,  Lee,  Lincoln, 
Mcintosh,  Mitchell,  Monroe,  Montgomery,  Morgan,  Muscogee,  Newton, 
Pulaski,^  rQyil^man,  r  Rabun,  ^Randolph,  Richmond,  Screven,  Spalding, 
Stewart,  ^ 'XaFoot,  Tf^rreU',;  :Ti;ct,  Walton,  Wayne,  Wheeler,  Wilkes, 
Worth,     fotal  55. "    . 


TIFT  COUNTY  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATION. 

HON.  A.  J.  AMMONS,  Superintendent Tifton,  Ga. 

MISS  WILLIE  BOMAR,  Home  Economics  Agent Tifton,  Ga. 

Board  of  Education. 

HON.  A.  S.  MARTIN,  Chairman ... Tifton,  Ga. 

HON.  J.  D.  COOK Chula,  Ga. 

HON.  J.  J.  BAKER Ty  Ty,  Ga. 

HON.  JACOB  HALL — Tifton,  Ga. 

HON.  J.  A.  DODD  Omega,  Ga. 


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TIFT  COUNTY  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATION. 


TIFT    COUNTY 


Tift  county  was  created  by  the  Georgia  Legislature  in 
1905,  and  is  located  in  the  center  of  the  finest  farming  sec- 
tion of  South  Georgia.  The  area  of  the  county  is  271 
square  miles,  the  population  is  8,418  whites  and  5,082 
negroes;  the  school  population  by  last  census  was  white 
children  2,183,  negro  children  916. 

The  property  returns  subject  to  county-wide  local  school 
tax  is  $2,100,000.00,  to  which  may  be  added  railroad  and 
other  corporate  property  amounting  to  $922,703.00,  or  a 
total  of  about  three  millions. 

GOOD  ROADS. 

Tift  county  prides  herself  on  her  good  roads,  and  few,  if 
any,  counties  have  built  better  ones.  The  county  is  spend- 
ing upon  its  public  roads  annually  about  $48,000.00  and 
there  is  no  question  raised  as  to  the  wisdom  of  the  invest- 
ment. 

PUBLIC  SCHOOL  FINANCES. 

The  county  adopted  county-wide  local  taxation  for  the 
support  of  pubhc  schools  in  January,  1906,  about  three 
months  after  the  county  was  organized.  The  Board  of 
Education  levies  the  constitutional  Hmit  of  five  mills,  but 
this  yields  considerably  less  than  one  fourth  as  much  as  is 
given  to  public  roads. 

The  amount  of  school  funds  received  from  State 

in  1917  was $10,365.81 

The  amount  of  county  local  school  tax  was 10,300.00 

Making  a  total  for  support  of  public  schools $20,665  81 

As  against  $48,000.00  for  public  roads. 


/*\:  ^*fifii,iIA|ul|t/.1s.  insufficient  for  maintaining  the  rural 
schools  on  a  liberal  basis,  and  yet  it  is  the  maximum  limit 
under  our  State  constitution.  Until  a  more  liberal  levy 
can  be  allowed  it  will  be  well  to  strictly  limit  the  small 
fund  to  maintenance  purposes,  and  resort  to  other  ways  for 
raising  funds  for  buildings  and  betterments.  The  only 
other  ways  at  present  is  through  bond  issues  or  private 
subscriptions.  Bond  issues  by  the  county  or  by  school  dis- 
tricts would  be  the  business-like  way. 

TIFT  COUNTY  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 

It  is  doubtful  if  in  any  county  in  the  State  can  be  found 
so  many  organized  agencies  actively  working  in  such  cordial 
co-operation  and  so  effectively  for  the  betterment  of  the 
public  school  system  and  the  general  welfare  of  the  chil- 
dren, as  in  Tift  county. 

The  county  Board  of  Education  is  earnestly  and  intelli- 
gently working  out  the  problems  of  a  better  rural  school 
system.  The  superintendent  is  industrious  and  energetic, 
giving  his  whole  time  and  thought  to  the  cause,  day  and 
night,  hesitating  at  no  personal  expense  or  inconvenience 
when  the  educational  interest  of  the  county's  children  is 
concerned.  Every  other  agency  is  welcomed  when  working 
for  the  uplift  of  the  public  schools  or  the  welfare  of  their 
pupils. 

CO-OPERATING  AGENCIES. 

The  Smith-Lever  fund  and  the  county  board  of  educa- 
tion supplies  a  Home  Economics  Demonstration  Agent  who 
aids  the  superintendent  and  teachers  in  promoting  the 
^'associated  activities"  in  the  rural  schools,  and  there  are 
both  Boys'  and  Girls'  canning  clubs,  pig  clubs,  etc.,  etc.,  in 
practically  every  school  of  the  county. 

The  county  authorities,  aided  by  the  International  Board 
of  Health,  maintains  a  paid  County  Health  Officer,  who  is 
making  an  intensive  health  survey  of  the  entire  county 
and  devoting  much  time  to  the  physical  inspection  of  pu- 

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pils,  promoting  sanitation  in  the  public  schools,  and  other- 
wise safe-guarding  the  health  of  the  children  of  the  county. 
The  slogan  is,  ^'Health  is  the  best  wealth,"  and  the  policy 
is  one  of  prevention.  This  work  is  under  the  supervision 
of  Dr.  R.  W.  Todd. 

Urged  by  the  appalling  high  percentage  of  defectives  re- 
vealed by  the  Selective  Draft,  much  of  which  could  evident- 
ly have  been  prevented  or  remedied  in  babyhood  or  early 
childhood,  a  campaign  of  inspection  and  education  is  being 
carried  on  at  every  school  house  in  the  county  by  the 
Children's  Welfare  Bureau  of  the  U.  S.  Department  of 
Labor.  This  work  is  being  done  by  Dr.  Frances  Bradley 
and  her  assistants,  all  experienced  workers  in  this  line. 
It  is  expected  that  through  this-  inspection  of  the  little  ones 
and  the  education  of  their  mothers  and  the  consequent 
enlightened  public  sentiment,  that  many  babies  and  young 
children  will  be  saved  from  disease  and  death  and  become 
valuable  assets  to  the  county. 

Besides  these  co-operating  agencies  there  is  a  county 
Juvenile  Court  presided  over  by  Mrs.  L.  M.  Bassett,  who 
is  also  County  Probation  Officer.  This  appointment  is  by 
the  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  under  a  state  law,  and  the 
purpose  is  General  Welfare  work  for  the  county. 

THE  TWENTIETH   CENTURY  CLUB. 

Besides  these  many  wholesome  co-operating  agencies  is 
the  Twentieth  Century  Club,  familiarly  known  throughout 
the  State  as  the  "Tifton  Woman's  Club",  which  has  always 
acted  in  hearty  and  helpful  co-operation  with  all  of  them. 
This  Club,  organized  in  1905,  has  promoted  and  maintained 
many  helpful  projects  for  Tifton  and  Tift  county,  but  prob- 
ably none  have  been  more  helpful  or  far-reaching  than 
their  constant  care  and  work  for  the  rural  schools  of  the 
county.  The  physical  evidences  of  this  work  are  so  unmis- 
takable that  they  are  easily  seen  by  any  one  visiting  the 
county  schools,  or  readily  recognized  in  a  casual  reading 
of  the  detailed  reports  on  these  schools  in  the  following 

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pages.  It  is,  therefore,  entirely  unnecessary  to  point  them 
out  in  detail.  However,  for  the  sake  of  other  clubs  and 
other  counties,  the  general  plan  on  which  they  work  may 
be  given.  The  chairman  of  the  Education  Committee  of 
the  club  divided  the  entire  membership  of  the  Club  into  as 
many  sub-committees  as  there  were  rural  schools  in  the 
county.  Each  sub-committee,  under  leadership  of  a  chair- 
man of  its  own,  considers  itself  responsible  for  the  needs 
of  one  particular  rural  school,  thus  giving  to  every  rural 
school  the  protecting  care  and  help  of  a  separate  commit- 
tee.   Thus  the  work  is  made  co-operative  and  competitive. 

(See  Committees  on  page  13.) 

It  may  be  added  for  the  benefit  of  the  fearful  that  all 
of  the  organized  agencies  recognizes  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion and  their  executive  officer  as  the  legal  and  logical  head 
of  the  public  school  system,  and  so  the  work  is  always  co- 
operative and  constructive. 

THE  SCHOOL  HOUSES. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  first  attention  has  been  given 
to  matters  of  sanitation.  From  the  following  reports  it 
is  seen  that  six  rural  schools  have  put  absolutely  sanitary 
toilets  inside  their  school  buildings.  Probably  even  more 
will  have  been  installed  before  this  report  can  be  printed, 
for  it  is  proposed  to  standardize  all  of  the  schools.  This  is 
such  important  work  that  it  is  thought  best  to  describe 
these  sanitary  toilets  more  fully  on  another  page. 

The  school  houses  are  built  of  the  very  best  materials 
and  workmanship,  but  planned  according  to  the  type  of  the 
best  rural  schools  of  a  decade  or  two  ago.  They  do  not 
satisfy  the  demands  of  present-day  school  architecture  as 
to  lighting,  ventilation,  utility,  etc.  Few  of  them  have 
windows  facing  the  pupils,  as  is  the  case  in  so  many  of  the 
rural  schools  over  the  State,  but  at  many  of  them  the  win- 
dow space  is  insufficient  and  placed  too  low  and  too  far 
^part.  These  defects  can  be  easily  remedied,  and  in  some 
cases  better  lighting  afforded  by  painting  the  ceiling  a 
lighter  color. 

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None  of  the  schools  are  properly  heated  and  ventilated. 
The  only  practical  solution  of  heating  and  ventilation  for  a 
small  rural  school  is  the  jacketed  stoves,  which  at  little  ad- 
ditional expense  promotes  good  order  and  the  health  and 
comfort  of  the  children. 

The  schools  are  all  supplied  with  well  framed  pictures, 
and  they  have  been  selected  with  far  more  than  ordinary 
care. 

Most  of  the  schools  have  been  provided  with  good  library 
cases,  some  with  sectional  cases,  and  with  small  libraries. 
The  books  in  these  libraries,  however,  are  not  serving  the 
pupils  very  well.  This  probably  is  because  the  books  for 
most  part  seem  to  have  been  donated  rather  than  selected. 
Comparatively  few  are  such  as*"  appeal  to  the  lower  grades 
in  rural  schools. 

The  windows  are  well  provided  with  curtains  and  shades. 
The  shades  are  the  ordinary  kind  that  roll  from  the  bottom, 
but  do  not  provide  for  letting  in  light  from  the  top. 

Floors  are  well  oiled,  and  all  school  buildings  are  'clean 
and  well  kept". 

As  these  reports  show,  the  usual  school  equipment  is 
above  the  average  for  country  schools  of  the  State.  All  are 
provided  with  best  patent  single  desks  and  good  teachers' 
desks,  first  class  blackboards,  etc.  Blackboards  generally 
are  put  up  without  moulding  and  chalk  troughs,  which 
makes  them  less  satisfactory  both  in  use  and  wear.  Many 
of  the  schools  are  not  well  supplied  with  maps,  etc.  It  pays 
to  supply  plenty  of  tools  to  work  with. 

SCHOOL  GROUNDS. 

Titles  to  most  of  the  schools  are  in  the  county  board  of 
education.  Many  of  them  have  large  areas,  and  some  of 
them  are  well  improved.  There  are  many  encouraging 
school  gardens  and  some  very  beautiful  flower  gardens. 
Nearly  all  are  fenced.     School  yards  are  well  kept. 

Generally  the  playgrounds  are  ample  in  size,  but  little  has 
been  done  to  improve  them  or  supply  play  appliances  for 

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the  children.  It  has  been  said  that  "a  school  without  play- 
is  an  educational  deformity".  Too  little  attention  here,  as 
elsewhere,  has  been  given  to  employing  the  play  instinct 
of  children  for  promoting  their  proper  development  and 
education.  Properly  supervised  play  should  be  provided  for 
in  every  school. 

"School  Pigs"  are  kept  at  many  of  the  schools,  and  be- 
sides prizes  offered  for  the  best  pigs,  there  is  also  offered 
a  prize  to  the  school  that  devises  and  maintains  the  most 
sanitary  pig  pen. 

TEACHERS  AND  TEACHING. 

The  professional  strength  of  the  teaching  force  of  the 
county  does  not  measure  up  to  the  best.  Rural  school 
problems  are  more  varied,  complex,  and  difficult  than  in 
cities,  and  necessarily  have  less  help  from  supervision.  The 
demands  upon  the  teachers  are  greater,  and  their  scholar- 
ship and  training  should  not  be  less.  There  should  be  no 
weak  spots  in  the  professional  strength  of  the  teaching 
force  of  a  rural  system  of  schools.  Better  salaries  and 
selections  by  the  county  administration  would  tend  to  reme- 
dy this  weakness. 

RECOMMENDATIONS. 

The  most  needful  things  that  would  ordinarily  be  recom- 
mended have  already  been  accomplished  in  Tift  county. 
But  where  so  much  has  been  done  the  few  things  here 
recommended,  if  thought  to  be  for  the  further  betterment 
of  the  schools,  will  be  more  easily  accomplished.  I,  there- 
fore, submit  for  consideration: 

1.  The  election  or  endorsement  of  all  teachers  by  the 
superintendent  and  board  of  education.  This  would  fix  more 
definitely  the  responsibility  for  success  or  failure  of  the 
schools. 

2.  A  gradual  policy  of  consolidation  where  schools  are 
nearer  to  each  other  than  the  law  contemplates  (four  miles 
as  the  minimum). 

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3.  A  better  system  of  heating  and  ventilation  for  the 
schools.  (The  jacketed  stove  is  the  only  system  recom- 
mended by  any  school  authorities  for  small  schools.) 

4.  Better  lighting  at  many  of  the  schools  to  preserve 
the  children's  eyesight.  (In  some  cases  this  can  be  done 
by  lighter  colors,  and  by  using  the  Draper  sanitary  shades 
for  windows.  The  window  space  should  equal  at  least  one- 
fifth  of  the  floor  space.) 

5.  More  attention  to  playgrounds  and  play  appliances 
and  supervision  of  play.  The  play  instinct  is  God-given 
for  a  wise  purpose. 

6.  Promote  the  school  spirit  through  wholesome  rival- 
ries and  competition.  Organize*various  contests  within  the 
schools,  and  between  the  several  schools  in  county  meets. 
Keep  the  public  schools  constantly  before  the  public.  There 
is  no  greater  public  interest. 

"^  Respectfully  submitted, 

M.  L.  DUGGAN, 
Rural  School  Agent  for  Georgia. 


The  Russell   Sanitary  toilets  have  been  installed  inside  the  cloak 
rooms  of  a  number  of  Tift  county  schools. 

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Mrs    N.  Peterson,  Chairman  of  Education,  Twentieth  Century  Club. 


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ADOPTIVE     MOTHERS    OF     TIFT     COUNTY     RURAL 

SCHOOLS. 

TIFT     COUNTY     RURAL     SCHOOLS     AND     THEIR     CLUB 
COMMITTEES. 

Ansley.     Mesdames  J.  J.  Golden,  Miss  Effie  Scarboro,  E.  T.  Smith. 
Bay:     Mesdames  J.  J.  L.  Phillips,  W.  A.  Clark,  R.  L.  Bennett. 
Brighton:     Mesdames  P.  D.  Fulwood,  T.  C.  Kimberly,  E.  W.  Tullis, 

Tom  Scarboro. 
Brookfield:     Mesdames  W.  L.  Bryan,  J.  S.  Ridgdill,  W.  G.  Windham, 

Miss  Pearl  Wade. 
Chula:     Mesdames  W.  H.  McCarty,  A.  J.  Kemp,  S.  S.  Monk. 
Camp  Creek:     Mesdames  R.  E.  Hall,  Jr.,  J.  H.  Price,  S.  T.  Kidder, 

E.  L.  Ireland,  Miss  Leola  Green. 
Eldorado:     Mesdames  Jason   Scarboro,  V.   F.   Dinsmore,  A.  J.   Am- 

mons,  W.  W.  Banks. 
Excelsior:     Mesdames   I.  C.  Touchstone,  J.   L.  Williams,  John  Mur- 

row,  Misses   Grace  Schley,  Louise   Madre. 
Fairview:     Mesdames  J.  B.  Murrow,  Raleigh  Eve,  Miss  Carrie  Ful- 
wood. 
Filyah:     Mesdames   W.   L.   Harmon,   A.   M.   Hargrett,   Miss   Maggie 

Davis. 
Fletcher:     Mesdames  F.  H.  Corry,  C.  W.  Durden,  R.  D.  Smith. 
Hat  Creek:     Mesdames  H.  H.  Tift,  M.  E.  Hendry,  J.  C.  Parker. 
Harding:     Mesdames  W.  T.  Baker,  Briggs  Carson,  H.  J.  Smith,   D. 

E.  Jackson. 
Midway:     Mesdames  Frank  Scarboro,  W.  W.  Timmons,  J.  N.  Mitchell. 
Myrtle:     Mesdames  Oscar  Bowen,  J.  H.  Young,  J.  D.  Wilbanks,  Miss 

Fannie  Shaw. 
Nipper:     Mesdames  L.  S.  Watson,  T.  E.  Stubbs,  G.  N.  Dorsett,  Miss 

Lolla  Holder,  J.  L.  Pickard,  C.  C.  Hall,  A.  R.  Chandler. 
Omega:     Mesdames  H.  H.  Adams,  A.  G.  Fort,  Miss  Nell  Timmons. 
Oak  Ridge:     Mesdames  J.  A.  Peterson,  R.  E.  Hall,  Sr.,  W.  L.  Barlow, 

L.   E.   Bassett. 
Old  Ty  Ty:     Mesdames  J.  L.  Brooks,  W.  A.  Puckett,  Ralph  Puckett, 

Miss  Ava  Baker. 
Pearman:     Mesdames  B.  H.  McLeod,  W.   S.   Cobb,  Miss  Julia  Pink- 

ston. 
Pine  View:     Mesdames  C.  R.  Aven,  F.  A.  Hardee,  R.  W.  Goodman, 

Max  Nathan,  R.  C.  Postell,  L.  A.  Davis. 
Red  Oak:     Mesdames  H.  H.  Tift. 
Salem:     Mesdames  T.  A.  McNicholas,  Keith  Carson,  H.  M.  Reddick, 

C.  J.  Weimortz. 
Ty  Ty:     Mesdames  W.  H.  Hendricks,  Berry  Rigdon. 
Vanceville:     Mesdames  L.  P.  Thurman,  C.  A.  Irby,  Miss  Verna  Parker. 
Emanuel:     Mesdames  E.  A.  Ralston,  Miss  Octa  Bassett. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
MRS.  N.  PETERSON,  Chairman  Education, 
Twentieth  Century  Library  Club. 

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SALEM  SCHOOL. 


Teachers:     Miss  Lyda  Anderson,  Miss  Eva  Kirkland,  Ty  Ty,  Ga. 

Location:  Four  miles  southeast  to  Omega;  four  miles  northeast  to 
Excelsior. 

Grounds:  Area,  two  acres;  titles  in  Church;  grounds  unimproved; 
ample  playgrounds;  no  school  gardens:  no  toilets. 

Building:  Value  $1,600.00;  two  class  rooms;  insufficiently  lighted; 
improvised  cloak  rooms;  floors  oiled;  building  painted;  in 
good  repair  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  Patent  desks  and  teachers  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  set  of  maps  mounted;  a  chart;  large  globe; 
framed  pictures;  very  small  library  with  case;  a  reference 
dictionary;  flags. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  year;  two  teachers;  eight  grades; 
enrollment  102;  programs  posted;  literary  societies  organ- 
ized;  a   Community  Mothers   Club. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Inez  Wooten,  President;  Dibbie  Conger, 
Vice-President;  Lessie  Wilder,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Mary 
Annie  Kennedy,  Flora  Hooks,  Katherine  Creel. 


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OLD  TY  TY   SCHOOL. 


Teachers:  W.  C.  Mitcham,  Mrs.  Lula  Bryan,  Miss  Estelle  Prine; 
PostofRce,  Omega,  Ga. 

Location:  Three  and  one-half  miles  south  to  Ansley;  four  miles 
northwest  to  Excelsior. 

Grounds:  Area,  three  acres;  titles  in  church;  fenced  and  partly  im- 
proved; ample  playgrounds  partly  improved;  school  gardens; 
two  toilets  in  bad  condition. 

Building:  Value  $2500.00;  three  class  rooms:  no  cloak  rooms;  in- 
sufficiently lighted;   painted;   in  good  repair  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers  desk;  first-class  black- 
boards; United  States  history  map  and  State  map;  charts; 
no  globe;  framed  pictures;  a  reference  dictionary;  small 
library  of  thirty  volumes  in  case;   organ;  flags. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  year;  eight  grades;  enrollment 
107;  programs  posted;  no  organized  societies. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Gussie  Ivester,  President;  Gladys  Matthews, 
Vice-President;  Rachael  Marchant,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Lil- 
lie  Lawson,  Lorena  Massey,  Alice  Lawson. 


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VANCEVILLE  SCHOOL. 

Teachers:     W.  H.  Candill,  Miss  Sarah  Elrod,  Miss  Willie  Mae  Bowen. 

Location:  Three  miles  east  to  Brookfield;  four  miles  west  to 
Emanuel. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  acre;  titles  in  County  Board  of  Education; 
grounds  fenced  but  otherwise  unimproved;  small  play- 
grounds; school  gardens;  two  toilets  in  average  condition. 

Building:  Value  $2500.00;  three  class  rooms;  badly  lighted,  (par- 
ticularly Primary  room);  cloak  rooms;  building  painted;  in 
good  condition  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  desks  and  teachers  desks;  first-class  black- 
boards; one  State  map  only;  two  charts)  globe;  framed 
pictures;  a  reference  dictionary;  library  of  seventy-five  vol- 
umes in  a  case;  an  organ;  flags. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  year;  three  teachers;  eight 
grades;  enrollment  125;  programs  posted;  literary  societies 
organized. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Myrtle  Cooper,  President;  Evelyn  Fender, 
Vice-President;  lone  Aultman,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Mary 
Jane  Lockeby,  Velma  Brownirg,  Annie  Cooper,  Lillian  Hand, 
Inez  Gentry,  Annie  Ree  Kelley,  Annie  Browning. 


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NIPPER  SCHOOL. 

(Standard  School) 

Teacher:     Miss  Marie  Stevens,  Tifton,  Ga.,  R.  F.  D. 

Location:     Three  miles  east  to  Midway;  four  miles  west  to  Ty  Ty. 

Grounds L  Area,  two  acres;  titles  in  County  Board;  grounds  fenced 
and  well  improved;  ample  play  grounds;  large  school  gar- 
dens; won  prize  for  best  garden,  spring  term,  1918;  two 
toilets  in  good  condition. 

Building:  Value,  $900.00;  one  class  room;  well  lighted;  cloak  rooms; 
building  painted;  floors  oiled;  in  good  condition  and  well 
kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teacher's  desk;  first-class 
blackboards;  maps;  no  chart;  globe;  framed  pictures;  a 
good  library;  good  library  case;  a  reference  dictionary.  (A 
better  equipment  being  ordered.) 

Organization:  School  year,  seven  months;  one  teacher;  seven  grades; 
enrollment  54;  program  posted;  organized  library  society. 

Canning  Club  Members.     Mattie  Lou  Smith,  Velma  Sumner. 


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PINE  VIEW  SCHOOL. 


Teacher:     Miss  Myrtle  Dixon,  Tifton,  Ga. 

Location:  Three  and  one-half  miles  northeast  to  Tifton,  four  miles 
northwest  to  Filyah. 

Grounds:  Area,  three  acres;  titles  in  County  Board;  grounds  fenced 
and  unimproved;  ample  playgrounds;  no  school  garden;  two 
toilets  in  average  condition. 

Building:  Value  $700.00;  one  class  room;  cloak  rooms;  fairly  lighted; 
painted;  in  good  condition  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teacher's  desk;  first-class 
blackboards;  no  maps;  no  globe;  no  library,  a  good  case;  a 
chart;  framed  pictures;  a  reference  dictionary;  a  covered 
water-cooler. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  year;  one  teacher;  seven  grades; 
enrollment  sixty;  program  posted;  no  organized  clubs. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Ella  Mae  Moss,  Bessie  Lou  Morris,  Willie 
Mae  Morris. 


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BRIGHTON  SCHOOL. 

Teacher:     Miss  Mattie  Lu  Moats,  Tifton,  Ga.,  R.  No.  4. 

Location:  Two  and  one-half  miles  northeast  to  Harding;  four  miles 
southeast  to  Camp  Creek. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  acre;  titles  in  County  Board;  fenced  but  other- 
wise unimproved;  ample  playgrounds;  no  school  garden;  two 
toilets  in  average  condition. 

Building:  Value  $650.00;  one  class  room;  insufficiently  and  improp- 
erly lighted;  no  cloak  room;  painted;  floor  oiled;  building  in 
good  repair  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teacher's  desk;  first-class  black- 
boards; United  States  history  and  State  maps;  chart;  globe; 
framed  pictures;  a  reference  dictionary;  no  library;  an 
organ;   flags;   individual  drinking  cups. 

Organization:  School  year  seven  months;  one  teacher;  seven  grades; 
enrollment  44;  program  posted;  no  organized  clubs. 

Canning   Club   Members:      None. 


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BAY  SCHOOL. 


Teachers:     Miss  Clifford  Heard,  Miss  Eula  Clegg,  Tifton  R.  A.,  Ga. 

Location:  Two  and  one-half  miles  northwest  to  Fairview;  three  and 
a  quarter  miles  north  to  Myrtle;  four  miles  south  to  Tifton. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  acre;  titles  in  Trustees;  grounds  fenced  and 
well  kept;  playgrounds  ample!  school  garden;  two  toilets  in 
bad  condition;  school  pig. 

Building:  Value  $900.00;  one  class  room;  insufficiently  lighted; 
cloak  rooms;  painted;  in  good  condition  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  United  States  history  map  only;  no  charts;  no 
globes;  framed  pictures;  a  reference  dictionary;  library  of 
twenty-five   volumes   in   case;    organ;    flags. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  year;  two  teachers;  seven  grades; 
enrollment  52;   programs  posted;  no  organized  societies. 

Canning  Club  Members:     Miss  Cassie  Conger. 


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OMEGA  SCHOOL. 

Teachers:     F.  G.  Clark,  Miss  Emmie  Slaton,  Miss  Izora  Smith,  Mrs. 
J.  B.'  Mallory,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Florence,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Mallory. 
Music — Miss  Ethel  Averett. 
Expression — Miss  Lola  Royal. 

Location:  Four  miles  northwest  to  Salem;  three  and  one-half  miles 
northeast  to  Ansley. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  acre;  titles  in  Trustees;  grounds  unimproved; 
very  small  playground,  partly  improved;  no  school  gardens; 
two  toilets  in  bad  condition;  school  pig. 

Building:  Value  $3,000.00;  five  class  rooms,  some  of  them  separated 
by  thin  curtains;  improperly  and  insufficiently  lighted,  ex- 
cept as  to  first  grade  room;  no  cloak  room;  building  painted; 
in  bad  repair,  but  well  kept.  (Movement  on  foot  for  bonds 
for  a  better  building.) 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers*  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  sets  of  maps  mounted;  charts;  globe;  framed 
pictures;  no  library;  a  reference  dictionary;  piano;  large 
flag. 

Organization:  School  year  seven  months;  six  teachers:  ten  grades; 
enrollment  280;  programs  posted;  special  classes  in  music 
and  expression;  two  literary  societies;  no  community  clubs. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Evelyn  Slaton,  President;  Grace  Dodson, 
Vice-President;  Maurine  Patrick,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Eu- 
nice Martin,  Lillie  Pearl  Cox,  Edwina  Bussey,  Sarah  Mal- 
lory, Ada  Ruth  Mobley,  Kathleen  Jones. 


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EXCELSIOR  SCHOOL. 
(A  Standard  School) 

Teachers:  Miss  Sallie  Mae  Prine,  Miss  Cora  Ross;  Postoffice,  Tifton, 
Route   No.   1. 

Location:  Three  and  one-half  miles  northwest  to  Ty  Ty;  four  miles 
southeast  to  Old  Ty  Ty;  four  miles  southwest  to  Salem. 

Grounds:  Area,  four  acres;  titles  in  Trustees;  grounds  fenced  and 
otherwise  improved;  ample  playgrounds;  extensive  flower 
and  vegetable  gardens;  sanitary  toilets  inside  building  (Rus- 
sell  System);   school  pig. 

Building:  Value  $2,000.00;  two  class  rooms  and  a  reading  room; 
insufficiently  lighted;  cloak  room;  floors  oiled;  in  good  repair 
and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  no  charts;  a  globe;  framed  pictures;  library 
of  twenty-five  volumes  in  case;  a  reference  dictionary;  full 
set  of  maps  in  case;  piano. 

Organization:  School  year  seven  months;  two  teachers;  seven 
grades;  enrollment  105;  programs  posted;  organized  literary 
society. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Bessie  Patrick,  Lois  Willis,  Jewell  Ford, 
Mary  Hardison,  Irene  Terry,  Blanche  Willis,  Lucy  Rossman, 
Ina  Lyon,  Elma  Gibbs,  Euston  Jones,  Sallie  Mae  Sizemore. 


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OAK  RIDGE  SCHOOL. 

Teachers:  Miss  Ranna  Ramsey,  Miss  LaVerte  Haisten;  Postoffice, 
Tifton,  Ga.,  R.  F.  D.  2. 

Location:  Three  miles  south  to  Eldorado;  four  miles  north  to  Tifton; 
three  miles  west  to  Pineview. 

Grounds:  One  and  one-half  acres;  titles  in  County  Board;  grounds 
fenced  and  otherwise  improved;  ample  playgrounds;  school 
gardens;  separate  sanitary  toilets  inside  building  (Russell 
System);   school  pig. 

Building:  Value  $2,000.00;  two  class  rooms;  improperly  lighted; 
cloak  rooms;  painted;  in  good  repair  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  set  of  maps  mounted;  charts;  a  globe;  framed 
pictures;  a  reference  dictionary;  library  of  fifty  volumes  in 
case;   flags;  pencil  sharpeners. 


Organization:  School  year  seven  months;  eight  grades;  enrollment 
96;  programs  posted;  literary  societies  organized. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Katie  Nell  Webb,  President;  Elberta  Dunn, 
Vice-President;  Jessie  Gilley,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Florrie 
Ray,  Ollie  Cox,  Sarah  Webb,  Mattie  Lu  Wells,  Eunice  Wells. 


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BROOKFIELD  SCHOOL. 

Teachers:  Miss  Maude  L.  Vinton,  Miss  Ruth  Clark,  Miss  Clara  Belle 
Henderson;    Postoffice,  Brookfield,  Ga. 

Location:  Three  miles  west  to  Vanceville;  five  miles  north  to  Camp 
Creek;    one  mile  to   County   Line,   Berrien   County. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  acre;  titles  in  County  Board;  grounds  well 
fenced  and  improved  with  hedges,  flowers,  etc.;  yards  well 
kept;  playgrounds  small;  good  school  gardens;  two  toilets  in 
bad  condition;  school  pig. 

Building:  Value  $4,000.00;  two  story  building;  three  class  rooms 
and  library  room;  well  lighted;  cloak  rooms;  painted;  in 
good   condition  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  maps  mounted  in  case;  chart;  globe;  framed 
pictures;  library  of  sixty  volumes  in  case;  a  reference  dic- 
tionary;  sand  tables;    reading  table  with  magazines;  organ. 

Organization:  School  year  seven  months;  three  teachers;  eight 
grades;  enrollment  125;  programs  posted;  literary  societies 
organized;  a  Community  Mothers  Club. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Thelma  Stevens,  Verbie  Teems,  Effie  Willis, 
Sarah  Willis,  Lucile  Owens,  Annie  Sweat,  Lois  Gibbs,  Alice 
Jackson  Anna  Lizzie  Bowen,  Izara  Rogers,  Nannie  Lee  Smith. 


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HARDING  SCHOOL. 

Teachers:  Mrs.  Stella  Sutton,  Miss  Claudia  Williford;  Postoffi^e, 
Tifton,  Ga.,  Route  No.  4. 

Location:  Two  and  one-half  miles  southwest  to  Brighton;  four  and 
one-half  miles  southeast  to  Camp  Creek. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  acre;  titles  in  County  Board;  well  fenced  and 
partly  improved;  grounds  in  good  condition;  ample  play- 
grounds;  school  pig;  two  toilets  in  good  condition. 

Building:  Value  $2,000.00;  two  class  rooms;  well  lighted;  no  cloak 
rooms;  painted  inside  and  outside;  in  good  condition  and 
well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  three  maps;  charts;  a  globe;  framed  pictures; 
a  reference  dictionary;  library  of  one  hundred  volumes  in  a 
sectional   bookcase    (good    selection   of   books);    flags. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  year;  two  teachers;  eight 
grades;  enrollment  70,  program  posted;  literary  society;  a 
community  school  improvement  league. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Martha  McCall,  Estelle  Denby,  Willie  Mae 
Bishop,  Loree  Belcher,  Ruth  Vance,  Mary  Fletcher,  Mozelle 
Simmons,  Juanita  Jenkines,  Abby  Dorminey,  Sallie  Dor- 
miney,  J.  L.  McCall,  Alfred  Bishop,  Roscoe  Belcher. 


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TY  TY  SCHOOL. 

Teachers:     J.  W.  Miller,  Miss  Ruth  Powell,  Miss  Mary  Julia  Jordan, 
Miss  Charlotte  Mobley,  Mrs.  E.  J.  Cottle. 
Music — Miss   Mattie  Joe  Mallary. 

Location:  On  A.  C.  L.  Railway;  four  miles  east  to  Nipper,  three 
and  one-half  miles  southeast  to  Excelsior. 

Grounds:  Area,  two  and  one-half  acres;  titles  in  County  Board; 
grounds  well  fenced;  improved,  hedges;  ample  playgrounds; 
two  toilets,  condition  bad. 

Building:  Value  $10,000.00;  concrete  blocks;  two  story;  four  class 
rooms  and  auditorium;  well  lighted;  wide  halls  used  for 
cloak  rooms;  insuflficiently  heated  by  small  stoves;  building 
in  good  repair  and  we'l  kept.  (Bond  issue  pending  for  en- 
largement and  improvemerj. ) 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  good  black- 
boards; no  maps  except  United  States  history  maps;  no 
charts;  no  globes;  framed  pictures;  a  reference  dictionary; 
sectional  library  case  with  small  library;  piano. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  year;  five  teachers;  nine  grades; 
enrollment  250;  programs  posted;  organized  societies;  a 
Community  Womans  Club. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Fay  Woodward,  Clara  Malcom,  Annice 
Sumner,  Willie  Glenn  Dell,  Nettie  Devane,  Nellie  Willis, 
Eva  Hatcher,  Clara  Shiver,  Katie  Williams,  Mildred  Parks, 
Ollie  Nicholson,  Sarah  Redmond,  Frances  Sikes,  Alma  Payne, 
Lucile  Ford,   Lucy  Sikes. 

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RED  OAK  SCHOOL. 

Teachers:     W.  V.  Martin,  Miss  Mattie  Sue  LeSueur,  Tifton,  R.  F.  D. 

Location:  Four  and  one-half  miles  southeast  to  Chula;  four  miles 
south  to  Pearman. 

Grounds:  Area,  two  acres;  titles  in  County  Board;  grounds  fenced 
and  improved;  ample  playgrounds;  rose  garden,  shrubbery, 
etc.;   two  toilets  in  good  condition. 

Building:  Value  $2,000.00;  two  class  rooms;  improperly  and  insuffi- 
ciently lighted;  cloak  rooms;  floors  oiled;  painted;  in  good 
repair  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  no  maps;  charts;  no  globes;  framed  pictures; 
no  reference  dictionary;  library  of  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  volumes  in  case;    organ;   flags. 

Organization:  School  year  seven  months;  two  teachers;  seven 
grades;  enrollment  107;  programs  posted;  no  organized  so- 
cieties. 

Canning  Club  Members:     None. 


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MYRTLE  SCHOOL. 


Teacher:     Miss  Florrie  Parrish,  Tifton,  Ga.,  Route  No.  A. 


Location:  Three  and  a  quarter  miles  south  to  Bay;  four  and  a  half 
miles  west  to  Chula. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  acre;  titles  in  Trustees;  fenced  but  otherwise 
unimproved;  playgrounds  small;  no  school  gardens;  two 
toilets  in  bad  condition. 

Building:  Value  $700.00;  one  class  room;  fairly  lighted;  no  cloak 
rooms;    painted;  in  good  repair  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks;  first-class  blackboards;  no  maps; 
no  charts;  no  globe;  no  reference  dictionary;  framed  pic- 
tures; library  of  fifty  volumes  in  case;  flags. 

Organization:  School  year  seven  months;  six  grades;  enrollment 
35;  program  posted;   no  organized  society. 

Canning  Club  Members:     Lena  Coleman,  Lessie  Belle  Lokie. 


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CAMP  CREEK  SCHOOL. 
(A  Standard  School) 

Teachers:     M.  W.  Gibbs,  Miss  Rubye  Darby.     Tifton,  Ga.,  R.  No.  4. 

Location:  Three  and  one-half  miles  northwest  to  Brighton;  four 
miles  north  to  Harding. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  acre;  titles  in  Trustees;  grounds  fenced  and 
well  improved;  well  kept;  ample  playgrounds;  school  gar- 
dens; two  toilets  in  good  condition;   school  pig. 

Building:  Value  $1800.00;  two  class  rooms;  insufficiently  lighted; 
cloak  rooms;  painted;  in  good  condition  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  no  maps;  no  charts;  no  globe;  framed  pictures; 
library  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  volumes  in  case;  a  refer- 
ence dictionary;  piano;  flags. 

Organization:  School  year  seven  months;  seven  grades;  enrollment 
110;   programs  posted;   literary  society  organized. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Jessie  Pittman,  President;  Nancy  Hutchin- 
son, Vice-President;  Alma  Bellflower,  Secretary-Treasurer; 
Mattie  Mae  Arnold;   Elon  Brady,  Mattie  Mae  Annis. 

Poultry  Club:     Ira  Hutchinson. 


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ELDORADO   SCHOOL. 

(Standard  School) 

Teachers:  Miss  Georgia  Morton,  Miss  Etta  Walker;  PostoflEice,  Fen- 
der, Ga. 

Location:  Three  miles  north  to  Oak  Ridge,  four  and  one-half  miles 
northwest  to  Pine  View. 

Grounds:  Area,  five  and  a  quarter  acres;  titles  in  County  Board; 
well  fenced  and  partly  improved;  playgrounds  ample;  good 
school  garden;  school  pig;  two  toilets,  absolutely  sanitary, 
(Russell  System). 

Buildings:  Value  $3,000.00;  two  story  building;  two  class  rooms 
and  reading  room;  well  lighted;  cloak  rooms;  building  paint- 
ed; floors  oiled;  in  good  condition  and  well  kept.  (The  large 
class  room  used  as  community  auditorium.) 

Equipment:  Single  adjustable  chair  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  first- 
class  blackboards;  good  supply  of  geography  and  history 
maps;  two  charts;  a  globe;  framed  pictures;  good  library 
case  and  one  hundred  and  fifty  volumes;  a  reference  dic- 
tionary; an  organ;  flags;  sanitary  bubbling  fountain;  pencil 
sharpeners. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  year;  two  teachers;  eight 
grades;  enrollment  119;  programs  posted;  organized  literary 
societies. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Lucile  Tidd,  President;  Lona  McTier,  Vice- 
President;  Eula  Akins,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Mattie  Pearl 
Shockley,  Ola  Carey,  Eva  Carey,  Maud  Yarbrough,  Cora  Lee 
Griffon,  Clara  Belle  Rutland,  Lois  Gunter,  Jewell  Spurlock, 
William   Spurlock,  L.  A.   Carter. 


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FLETCHER    SCHOOL. 
(A  Standard  SchooL) 

Teachers:     Miss  Myrtle  Dekle,  Miss  Ruth  Sikes,  Tifton,  Rt.  A. 

Location.  Two  and  one-half  miles  east  to  Fairview;  three  miles 
northwest  to  Pearman;  two  and  one-half  miles  north  to 
Chula. 

Grounds:  Area,  two  acres',  titles  in  County  Board;  grounds  fenced 
and  otherwise  well  improved;  playgrounds  ample;  well  kept; 
flower  and  vegetable  gardens;  two  sanitary  toilets  (Russell 
System)    inside  building;  school  pig. 

Building:  Value  $2,000.00;  two  class  rooms;  fairly  well  lighted; 
cloak  rooms;  floors  oiled;  painted;  in  good  condition  and 
well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  set  of  maps  mounted;  charts;  globes;  framed 
pictures;  a  reference  dictionary;  library  of  forty  volumes 
in  a  case;  half  a  dozen  brooms  kept  in  racks;  rubber  tipped 
blackboard  pointers;  pencil  sharpeners;  flags;  covered  water 
coolers  and  bubbling  fountains;  foot  mats. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  year;  two  teaches;  seven  grades; 
enrollment  70;  programs  posted;  literary  societies  organ- 
ized. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Myrtice  Findley,  Louise  Griffin,  Naomi  Bass, 
Katie  Lou  Bass,  Vernon  Parker. 

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FILYAH   SCHOOL. 
(A  Standard  School) 

Teacher:     Mrs.  A.  D.  Mullis,  Tifton,  Ga.,  Route  No.  6. 

Location:  Four  miles  northeast  to  Tifton;  four  miles  west  to  Old 
Ty  Ty. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  acre;  titles  in  County  Board;  fenced  and  well 
improved;  ample  playgrounds;  well  kept  school  gardens  with 
thirty-five  hundred  cabbage  plants  growing;  two  toilets  in 
good  condition;   school  pig. 

Building.  Value  $900.00;  one  class  room;  well  lighted;  cloak  rooms; 
floors  oiled;  building  painted;   in  good  repair  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers*  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  set  of  maps  mounted  in  case;  no  chart;  a 
globe;  framed  pictures;  a  reference  dictionary;  library  of 
twenty-five  volumes  in  a  case;  flags;  individual  drinking 
cups. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  term;  seven  grades;  enrollment 
43;  program  posted;   no  organized  societies. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Mary  McClelland,  President;  Stella  Smith, 
Vice-President;  Jewell  Bryan,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Charity 
McClelland,  Lydia  Bryan,  Margurite  Mullis,  Evangeline  Mul- 
lis, Irene  Stephens. 

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HAT  CREEK   SCHOOL. 
Teacher:     Miss  Gussie  Glover,  Chula,  Ga. 
Location:     Four  miles  southwest  to  Chula;   no  other  school  near. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  acre;  titles  in  County  Board;  grounds  fenced 
and  unimproved;  ample  playgrounds;  flower  garden;  two 
toilets,  sanitary    (Russell   System). 

Building:  Value  $900.00;  one  class  room;  well  lighted;  cloak  rooms; 
floors  oiled;  stove  well  polished;  building  painted;  in  good 
repair  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teacher's  desk;  first-class  black- 
board; no  maps;  no  chart;  no  globe;  no  reference  dictionary; 
framed  pictures;  library  of  twenty-five  volumes  in  case; 
organ;   covered  cooler  and  individual  drinking  cups. 

Organization.  Seven  months  school  year;  one  teacher;  six  grades; 
enrollment  34;   program  posted;    literary  society  organized. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Mattie  Sumner,  President;  Pearl  Sumner, 
Vice-President;  Bertha  Lee  Clayton,  Secretary-Treasurer; 
Annie  Lou  Evans. 

Calf  Club:     Edwin  Sumner,  Percy  Turner,  Herbert  Sumner. 

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FAIRVIEW  SCHOOL. 


Teacher:     Miss  Annie  Fulghum,  Chula,  Ga. 


Location:  Three  miles  north  to  Chula;  three  miles  east  to  Bay;  two 
and  one-half  miles  west  to  Fletcher. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  and  one-half  acres;  titles  in  County  Board; 
grounds  fenced  and  well  kept;  playgrounds  ample;  no  school 
gardens;    two   toilets    in    good    condition. 

Building:  Value  $900.00;  one  class  room;  well  lighted;  cloak  rooms; 
painted;  in  good  repair  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teacher's  desk;  first-class 
blackboards;  two  maps;  no  chart;  no  globe;  framed  pic- 
tures; reference  dictionary;  library  of  thirty  volumes  in 
case;  organ;   grafonola;  flags. 

Organization:  School  year  seven  months;  one  teacher;  seven  grades: 
enrollment  27;    program  posted;   no  organized  society. 


Canning  Club  Members:     Ella  Arnett,  Marvin  Peavy,  Alma  Clegg. 

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CHULA  SCHOOL. 


Teachers:  W.  C.  Dodson,  Miss  Reesie  Freeman,  Miss  Clara  Nunn, 
Miss  Louise  Buchanan. 

Location:  On  G.  S.  &  F.  Railway;  two  and  one-half  miles  south- 
west to  Fletcher;  three  miles  south  to  Fairview;  three  miles 
west  to  Pearman. 

Grounds:  Area,  three  acres;  titles  in  County  Board;  grounds  well 
fenced  and  set  in  pecan  trees  and  hedges;  playgrounds 
ample;  school  gardens;   two  toilets,  condition  bad. 

Building:  Value  $2,000.00;  four  class  rooms;  insufficiently  and  im- 
properly lighted;  no  cloak  rooms;  floors  oiled;  painted;  in 
good  repair  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  first  class 
blackboards;  very  few  maps;  no  charts;  a  globe;  framed 
pictures;  library  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  volumes  in  sec- 
tional case;  organ;    flag:  pencil  sharpeners. 

Organization:  *  Seven  months  school  year;  four  teachers;  nine 
grades;  enrollment  131;  programs  posted;  literary  societies 
organized;  no  community  clubs. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Ruby  Fletcher,  Etta  May  Pope,  Nora  Lee, 
Aline  Kinard. 


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ANSLEY  SCHOOL. 


Teachers:  Miss  May  Chatfield,  Miss  Jewell  Crum,  Tifton,  Ga.,  R. 
F.  D.  No.  6 

Location:  Three  and  one-half  miles  southwest  to  Omega;  three  and 
one-half  miles  north  to  Old  Ty  Ty. 

Grounds:  Area,  one  acre;  titles  in  Trustees;  slightly  improved; 
grounds  fenced;  small  playgrounds;  two  toilets  in  fair  con- 
dition. 

Building:  Value  $1,600.00;  two  class  rooms;  fairly  lighted;  no  cloak 
rooms;  painted  inside  and  outside;  building  good  condition 
and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers*  desks;  first-class 
blackboard;  set  of  maps  mounted;  charts;  a  globe;  framed 
pictures;  library  of  one  hundred  volumes  in  a  good  case; 
a  reference  dictionary;  flag. 

Organization:  School  year  seven  months;  two  teachers;  six  grades; 
enrollment  67;  program  posted;  no  organized  club;  no  com- 
munity clubs. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Bessie  Denby,  President;  Forest  Lindsey, 
Vice-President;  Jewel  Clifton,  Secretary-Treasurer;  Beckie 
Bennefield,  Dora  Hall,  Myrtle  Branch,  Minnie  Branch. 


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PEARMAN  SCHOOL. 

Teacher:     Miss  Wortlie  Hardison,  Tifton,  Ga.,  Route  No.  3. 

Location:  Three  miles  south-east  to  Fletcher;  three  miles  east  to 
Chula;   four  miles  north  to  Red  Oak. 

Grounds:  Area,  two  and  a  quarter  acres;  titles  in  County  Board; 
fenced  and  otherwise  well  improved;  ample  playgrounds; 
well  kept  flower  and  vegetable  gardens;  two  toilets  in  aver- 
age condition. 

Building:  Value  $900.00;  one  class  room;  well  lighted;  cloak  rooms; 
floors  oiled;  painted;  in  good  condition  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desk  and  teacher's  desk;  first-class  black- 
boards; three  maps;  no  charts;  no  globes;  framed  pictures; 
library  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  volumes  in  case;  no  refer- 
ence dictionary;  stove  well  polished. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  year;  one  teacher;  seven  grades; 
enrollment  40;   program   posted;    organized  societies. 

Canning  Club  Members:     Emma  Lou  Nelson. 


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MIDWAY  SCHOOL. 

Teachers:  Miss  Mallie  Lawrence,  Miss  Georgia  Bearing,  Postoffie, 
Tifton,  Ga. 

Location:     Three  miles  east  to  Tifton;    three  miles  west  to  Nipper. 

Grounds:  Area,  two  acres;  titles  in  County  Board;  grounds  fenced 
and  improved;  ample  playgrounds;  flower  and  vegetable  gar- 
dens; two  toilets,  condition  bad. 

Building:  Value  $1,800.00;  two  class  rooms;  insufficiently  lighted; 
cloak  rooms;  painted;  in  good  repair  and  well  kept. 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  first-class 
blackboards;  three  maps;  a  chart;  a  small  globe;  framed 
pictures;  a  reference  dictionary;  library  of  one  hundred  vol- 
umes in   case;   flags. 

Organization:  School  year  seven  months;  seven  grades;  enrollment 
82;  programs  posted;  literary  societies  organized;  Sewing 
Club  and  Manual  Arts  Club. 

Canning  Club  Members:  Essie  Hutchinson,  President;  Evelyn  Han. 
son,  Vice-President;  Maggie  Sumner,  Secretary-Treasurer; 
Eula  Kate  Ulum,  Carrie  Sumner,  Vera  Barnes,  Glennie 
Hutchinson,   Mary   Hutchinson,   Debbie   King,   Eula   Daniels. 


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EMANUEL    SCHOOL. 

(A  Standard  School) 

Teachers:     L.  L.  O'Steen,  Mrs.  L.  L.  O'Steen,  Tifton,  Ga. 

Location:     In  suburbs  of  Tifton,  at  Tifton  Cotton  Mills. 

Grounds:  Area,  two  acres;  titles  in  County  Board;  unimproved  but 
well  cleaned  up;  ample  playgrounds;  school  gardens;  sani- 
tary toilet  inside  building  (Russell  System);  fenced. 


Building:  Value  $2,500.00;  three  class  rooms;  perfectly  lighted; 
cloak  rooms;  painted;  in  good  repair  and  well  kept.  (An 
ideally  planned  building.) 

Equipment:  Single  patent  desks  and  teachers'  desks;  first  class 
blackboards;  full  set  maps  in  case;  charts;  a  globe;  no 
reference  dictionary;  framed  pictures;  very  small  library  in 
sectional  case;  pencil  sharpeners;  sand  tables;  individual 
drinking  cups;  individual  tooth  brushes,  (used  regularly); 
flags. 

Organization:  Seven  months  school  year;  two  teachers;  six  grades; 
enrollment  111;  programs  posted;  no  organized  societies. 

Canning  Club  Members:     None. 


TYPES  OF  NEGRO  SCHOOLS. 

There  are  provided  fourteen  schools  for  negroes  in  the  county. 
The  teachers  of  these  schools  are  paid  twenty-five  and  thirty  dollars 
per  month  for  five  months,  and  practically  all  hold  second  and  third 
grade  licenses. 

The  negro  school  houses  are  generally  rough,  unceiled  buildings,  or 
churches,  and  practically  without  equipment  of  value.  As  a  rule 
they  are  kept  clean. 

There  is  a  supervising  industrial  teacher  employed  for  the  purpose 
of  promoting  useful  industries  in  the  schools. 


NEGRO  TEACHERS  TRAINING  SCHOOL. 

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ADJUSTABLE  ROLLER  WINDOW  SHADE. 

These  shades  can  be  arranged  to  let  in  the  light  at  the  top  or  bot- 
tom, or  from  the  top  and  bottom  at  the  same  time.  With  the  ordi- 
nary window  shade  the  light  comes  in  from  the  bottom  only.  There- 
fore, to  prevent  the  sun  from  shining  directly  on  the  pupil  it  is 
necessary  at  certain  hours  during  the  day  to  let  the  shade  down  to 
the  bottom  and  this  makes  the  room  too  dark.  Adjustable  roller 
shades  can  be  arranged  to  let  the  light  in  over  the  top  when  the  sun 
is  low,  thereby  preventing  it  from  shining  in  the  eyes  of  the  pupils 
and  teachers. 


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A  jacketed  stove  in  a  rural  school  solves  the  problem  of  proper 
heating  and  ventilation,  promotes  the  comfort  and  health  of  the  pupils, 
and  prevents  many  problems  of  disorder. 


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LETTER  FROM  STATE  SUPERINTENDENT 
M.  L.  BRITTAIN 

To  the  County  Superintendent  and  Teachers: 

Educational  results  and  good  teaching  generally  are  not 
often  secured  in  a  shiftless-looking  building  in  which  neith- 
er patrons,  pupils,  nor  teachers  take  any  pride.  Indefinite- 
ness  has  been  removed  at  this  point  through  the  standard 
school.  In  the  larger  towns  and  cities  pressure  of  public 
sentiment  and  the  comment  of  visitors  will  sooner  or  later 
force  good  educational  conditions — and  they  are  improv- 
ing constantly.  Rural  communities  need  to  be  shown  and 
inspired  by  educational  leaders  and  we  have  sent  diplomas 
to  more  than  two  hundred  county  schools  where  the  super- 
intendents have  certified  to  the  fact  that  they  have  meas- 
ured up  to  the  standard  in  every  particular.  There  are  a 
number  of  localities  in  the  State  where  the  feeling  is  that 
no  community  in  the  county  is  able  to  bring  its  school  up 
to  these  very  reasonable  requirements.  I  cannot  help  but 
think  that  this  is  a  mistaken  view  and  that  some  standard 
schools  could  be  secured  in  every  county  in  Georgia  and 
that  these  would  serve  to  inspire  the  others  to  progress. 
Superintendents  have  written  that  the  use  of  this  efficiency 
test  has  developed  more  progress  in  the  past  12  months 
than  for  years  previous  in  the  way  of  improvement.  The 
plan  is  of  no  value,  however,  where  it  is  not  used  or  applied 
and  I  earnestly  hope  we  will  have  the  effort  at  least  of 
every  superintendent  in  the  State  to  have  his  county  repre- 
sented on  this  roll  of  honor.  The  list  will  be  published  in 
the  next  Annual  Report.  The  standard  is  not  unreasonably 
high  and  no  more  than  the  Georgia  parent  has  the  right  to 
expect.  Copies  should  be  posted  in  every  county  school 
room  in  the  State  and  can  be  secured  for  this  purpose  at 
any  time  on  application  to  the  State  Department  of  Edu- 
cation. To  be  entitled  to  a  diploma  a  school  should  measure 
up  to  the  standard  in  the  following  particulars: 

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I.     The  Teacher. 

1.  Good  Teaching. 

2.  Good  Order  and  Management. 

3.  First  Grade  Certificate. 

4.  Full,  Neat,  and  Accurate  School  Register. 

5.  Daily  Program  Posted  in  Room. 

6.  Teacher's  Manual  on  Desk. 

II.  Grounds. 

1.  Good  Condition. 

2.  Playgrounds. 

3.  School  Garden. 

4.  Two  Separate  Sanitary  Closets. 

III.  Building. 

1.  Painted  Outside. 

2.  Plastered,  or  Ceiled  and  Painted. 

3.  No  Leaks. 

4.  Windows  without  Broken  Panes. 

5.  Cloak  Rooms. 

6.  Good  Doors  with  Locks  and  Keys. 

7.  Clean  and  Well-kept. 

IV.     Equipment. 

1.  Patent  Modern  Desks. 

2.  At  least  20  Lineal  feet  of  Blackboard  per  Room. 

3.  Building  Comfortably  Heated  and  Ventilated. 

4.  Framed  Pictures  on  the  Wall. 

5.  Dictionary,  Maps  and  Library. 

6.  Sanitary  Water  Supply. 

V.  Associated  Activities. 

1.     Manual  Arts,  Corn,  Canning,  Pig,  Poultry,  or  Cook- 
ing Club. 

VI.  Salary  of  Teacher. 
At  least  $40  per  month. 

VII.     Term. 
At  least  seven  months. 

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